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Definition of Affirmative action
1. Noun. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities. "Affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision"
Generic synonyms: Social Action
Definition of Affirmative action
1. Noun. A policy or program providing advantages for people of a minority group who are seen to have traditionally been discriminated against, with the aim of creating a more egalitarian society through preferential access to education, employment, health care, social welfare, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affirmative Action
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